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A team of University of Tokyo students have developed something that’s a bit tough to even describe but perhaps hover backpack gets the job done? The non-functioning prototype, called Lunativity, is described as a backpack multi-rotor for jump augmentation. Essentially, as you can see in the video below, it helps give off the feeling you […]

Tesla’s Supercharger network is expanding across the country but not without a cost. The company has quietly raised prices per kilowatt hour for using the fast-charging stations at an average increase for pay-per-use customers ranging from approximately 20 to 40 percent, according to Electrek. The price has actually doubled from 12 cents to 24 cents in Oregon […]

One thing we know is that The Boring Company is anything but boring. The brainchild of Elon Musk, The Boring Company has received a bit of backlash recently from public transit advocates who may or may not quite understand what the company is looking to do. In order to quell some of the criticism, Musk […]

New smart HD quality headlights from Mercedes are comprised of more than one million pixels and are able to control where and how much light is thrown in front of a vehicle. Previously, the headlamps were merely a concept but now Daimler has announced the futuristic headlights will be included on a limited quantity of […]

Stratolaunch is prepping for its maiden flight next year, taking baby steps along the way. Here we are in March and while it still hasn’t taken to the skies, the world’s largest airplane is certainly coming along. In a new video, the Stratolaunch can be seen taxiing down a runway at 46 miles per hour, impressive […]

A team of researchers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia has developed a device to generate electricity from the Earth by turning excess infrared radiation and waste heat through quantum tunneling. Quantum tunneling is a phenomenon that occurs when particles move through a barrier that should be impossible to move through, […]

UPS currently has a whole lot of delivery trucks burning a whole lot of fossil fuels. Now, it appears the company is looking to change that by working with truck maker Workhorse in order to build an entire fleet of electric delivery vehicles. According to UPS, the delivery EVs would have a range of 100 […]

Russian search giant, Yandex, has completed its first successful autonomous car test in less than ideal conditions. In fact, the company commonly referred to as the Google of Russia, tested a driverless prototype for its on-demand taxi service in snowy conditions on public roads. “The Yandex.Taxi autonomous car safely navigated the streets of Moscow after […]

Japan’s Aspark Owl has done the unthinkable in going 0 to 60 in under 2 seconds as a street-legal hypercar. To be specific, it was 1.921 seconds, the car’s first major accomplishment since being launched at the Frankfurt Auto Show last year. The car actually utilized a set of Hoosier racing tires in order to […]

Last week, SpaceX successfully launched its largest rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to much fanfare. Perhaps overshadowing the launch was Elon Musk’s idea to also release a Tesla Roadster into space, which managed exceed Mars’ orbit and continue on into the Asteroid Belt. The launch represents a historic moment for not only private space exploration but […]

A Qantas plane recently made history by becoming the first in the world to be partly powered by mustard seeds. The U.S.-Australia biofuel flight took off from Los Angeles and landed in Melbourne after a 15-hour trip. Qantas estimated that the use of biofuel on this flight reduced emissions by 7 percent The Boeing Dreamliner […]

Tesla’s highly anticipated electric semi trucks are rolling out next year so moves are being made to ensure the unique vehicles are a success. One major development is the fact that Tesla is collaborating with major companies who have already placed orders for its semi trucks to build on-site charging stations. These companies include Anheuser-Busch, […]

For the past several years, inventors have been coming up with some incredible flying car designs. But the search for a viable flying car — one that doesn’t look too silly — is still on. Meanwhile, French inventor Franky Zapata has revealed a “Segway of the sky” — the Zapata Ezfly hoverboard. Zapata amazed the […]

Considering the many problems associated with air pollution and the fact of worldwide climate change, electric cars give us the hope of building a cleaner and greener future. However, present battery technology, which requires frequent time-consuming recharging, and the lack of well-distributed charging stations combine to make electric cars less preferable. But things are going […]

The static fire test for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket went swimmingly last week so now it appears all systems are go for an official launch date. Finally! Aiming for first flight of Falcon Heavy on Feb 6 from Apollo launchpad 39A at Cape Kennedy. Easy viewing from the public causeway. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January […]

Plug-in electric vehicles are wonderful from a sustainability standpoint but not always practical, especially as it pertains to charging them. In an effort to ease some of these charging issues, BMW is bringing its Wireless Charging Pads to the United States, available for the company’s 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. The charging pad, which is being […]

We all know synthetic motor oil normally lasts somewhere between 3000 to 5000 miles, and that drivers should get an oil change after every three to four months. But there is a new oil, Mobil 1 Annual Protection, that comes with a pretty bold claim: ExxonMobil guarantees its engine oil will last for 20,000 miles […]

The James Webb Space Telescope has successfully finished nine months of testing at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. In order to get it ready for space, the JWST was placed inside a giant cryogenic vacuum chamber and exposed to extremely cold temperatures, to simulate the conditions it will eventually experience. As you can see […]

Your smartphone is great until you crack the screen and have to pay half the cost of the phone to get it repaired. But in the near future, your phone may feature a screen that will heal itself when shattered. A researcher at the University of Tokyo has developed a polymer that soon will make […]

Blue Origin has released a new video showing off its next-generation rocket engine igniting, and it looks pretty dang sweet. The BE-4 being tested, has been in development for around 7 years and has largely remained a mystery up until now, ever since Blue Origin has been publishing more and more updates in regards to […]